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Asrock will launch new Z87 motherboard for Intel's Haswell processors soon and several of the models will be "water-proof". As usual when it comes to electronics and liquids it is all a matter of definition, but Asrock has taken this seriously and released a video that really backs up the statement.

With the launch of Haswell around the corner motherboard makers are starting to show off their coming plans for the platform. Next up is Gigabyte. Just like Asus it has presented boards for enthusiasts, gamers and regular consumers, and models with 802.11ac Wifi and Thunderbolt.

Asus has presented its entire motherboard family based on the Intel Z87 chipset and while we recognize a lot of the product names and the functions; there are plenty of news. Among other they have a gold inspired color theme on the standard series and 802.11ac Wifi in the top models.

One of the newcomers of next month by MSI will be the motherboard Z87 Mpower, which with its new socket LGA1150 will be ready for Intel's Haswell processors. The motherboard focuses on enthusiasts with many dedicated functions such as measuring spots for voltages and troubleshooting LEDs.

Motherboard maker Asrock has an odd ace up its sleeve before the launch of Intel's Haswell processors and LGA1150 platform. Asrock plans to water proof motherboards to withstand leaking water cooling, condensation or the odd energy drink spill.

Asrock has a whole armada of motherboards ready to launch alongside of Intel's new Haswell platform on June 4th. Now that the new Intel Z87 lineup has been revealed we can conclude that one of the new things for this series is the focus on wireless networking and the new 802.11ac standard.

Gigabyte is the second largest motherboard maker in the world, but it has not been very successful in switching from the traditional BIOS interface to UEFI, and its 3D BIOS has been harshly criticized. With Haswell and the new 8 series of motherboards it will try to reclaim honor through the clean DualBIOS.

MSI is the latest manufacturer to launch a motherboard built on the mini-ITX formfactor. MSI Z77IA-E53 follows a the same concept as most other companies with integrated Wi-Fi, HDMI and a focus on overclocking.

ECS has presented a new enthusiast motherboard for Intel's powerful LGA2011 platform and X79R-AX Stealth is something out of the ordinary - at least design-wise. With a fully protective cover the card will better resist exterior stress and more efficient cooling.

Gigabyte is working a new mini motherboard for Intel's LGA1155 platform and H77N-WiFi will target small systems with ambitions of powering multiple monitors and network connections. The motherboard has two Gigabit Ethernet ports, two HDMI outputs and WiDi support.

Gigabyte Z77X-UP7 will be one of the most powerful motherboards on the market with its 32 phase power circuits. Gigabyte has now demonstrated this by drawing 2000 watt through the motherboard, equal to 25(!) Core i7-3770K processors at full load.

Motherboard makers like most PC actors have seen a luke warm interest for new products in last quarter. Things are so bad that new sources suggest that the companies are forced to revise their expected numbers and the expected growth is now in single digits, if even that.

EVGA looks to be the next motherboard maker to jump on theo trend of powerful motherboards in the mini-ITX format. While waiting for the official launch EVGA has shared some pictured of a matte black motherboard with a specific target audience.

There is no lack of enthusiast motherboards that is marketed toward overclockers, but the warranties for these doesn't cover this kind of activity. MSI changes this with the new MPower series and offers overclocking warranty.

ASUS ZEUS is a motherboard, and yes it comes with two powerful graphics circuits integrated onto the circuit board. ASUS follows up a swarm of unique mobile products with a highly unique motherboard where Intel's most powerful CPU is accompanied by two graphics circuits from AMD.

The launch of Trinity for desktops is not expected to happen until late this Summer, but that has not stopped ECS from uncovering the first motherboard with Socket FM2 - A85F2-A Deluxe. It also reveals details on the coming chipset A85.

Via mainly works with developing small, compact solutions for the company market. Their latest APC - Android PC however, is a small motherboard with everything built-in aimed for the consumer market and also comes with a really low pricetag.

ASUS has one of the biggest lineups of Intel Z77 motherboards and to make room for another model the company has decided to equip it with everything. ASUS P8Z77-V Premium has a bundled mSATA SSD, 4-way SLI/CF and 300 Mbps WiFi.

Intel's new 7 series chipsets were officially announced yesterday and in the wake of the launch more motherboards appear. Two of them stand out, they are Zotac Z77-ITX WiFi and H77-ITX WiFi A that takes Ivy Bridge to mini-ITX.

It is not often we find a new motherboard gets our full attention, but a new Mini-ITX motherboard from ASUS has really succeeded in doing so. The board gets a relatively large VRM section in relation to its overall size and looks well prepared for overclocking.

AMD will launch the next generation APU circuits near the end of Q2. The new Trinity family will require a new processor socket and new sources indicate that Socket FM2 motherboards will be ready in June, ready for AMD A10 and A8.

ASUS ROG motherboards will once again use water to keep temperatures down. When ASUS presented ROG Maximus V Formula with the new Intel Z77 chipset it has a powerful power supply that is cooled by a big water block.

One of Biostar's contributions to Cebit 2012 is the motherboard TZ77XE4, that with Intel's coming Z77 chipset sport both integrated USB 3.0 and DisplayPort, and of course support for the coming Ivy Bridge processors. Also Biostar's first tailored UEFI BIOS is included.

Published on Tuesday, 14 February 2012 11:08
Written by Anton Karmehed

EVGA is working on the first retail motherboard supporting dual LGA2011 processors. The component maker has now released a picture of EVGA SR-X, which is about to enter the market - armed to the teeth.

MSI is packing for an eventful second quarter and presented two fresh motherboard prototypes at CES. MSI Z77A-GD65 and Z77A-GD80 were hidden in a hotel rum in Las Vegas and the latter will beside supporting Ivy Bridge bring Thunderbolt to desktops.

ASUS has grab a big piece of the market for premium motherboards, where it can brag about 70 percent of all shipped X79 motherboards. It also reveals the first bits on its coming tablets based on Microsoft's operating system Windows 8.

Intel's next generation processor Ivy Bridge will be accompanied by new chipsets and motherboards, and it looks like the latter are ready. Ivy Bridge is not ready for launch though, which means the manufacturers have to sit back and wait for a bit.

Published on Tuesday, 15 November 2011 11:00
Written by Anton Karmehed

Motherboard giant ASUS continues to work with package solutions for its components and the latest include new Intel X79 motherboards. ASUS is now selling multiple models bundled with a free copy of Battlefield 3 and affordable yet powerful water coolers from Corsair.